文档英语听力-Test4

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11.W:Ithoughtyouweregoingtodrivecarefullysoyouwouldn’tgetatrafficticket.

M:Iwas,butitdidn’tworkoutthatway.

Q:Whathappenedtothemanonthatday?

12.M:Idon’tthinkJimparticularlylikeshiscousin.Whatdoyousay?

W:Youaresmart.Therehavebeenhardfeelingsbetweenthemforyears,butnooneknowsthedetails.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJimandhiscousin?

13.M:Ican’tfindthekindofjoggingshoesIwantanywhereinthetown.

W:Whynotorderthemfromacatalog?It’seasierthanrunningaroundtownlookingforthem.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthatthemando?

14.W:Haveyouhadachancetowearyournewshirtyet?Youmustlookgoodinit.

M:Thatremindsme.I’vebeenmeaningtoexchangeitforalargersize.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyabouttheshirt?

15.W:Areyougoingtothepostofficeforstampsortopickupapackage?

M:Neither,Ileftaletterforthepostmantocollectyesterday,butheforgot.Andithastobemailedtoday,soI’dbetterhurry.

Q:Whatwillthemando?

16.W：Whichofthesesweatersdoyoulikebetter?

M:Thatisnotaneasyquestionformetoanswer,sincethisoneisn’tmyfavoritecolorandtheotheroneistoofancyforme.

Q:Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheman’sanswer?

17.W:Hi,George.Couldyougivemearide?Iwanttobuysomefoodforthepicnic.

M:OK.I’mgoinghome,butIcandropyouatthesupermarket.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

18.W:Thesetomatoesarehuge!Youmusthavewateredthemalot!

M:Yes,Idid.TheyoughttoberipeenoughtopickbythenextFridaywhenwehaveourpicnic.

Q:Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace？

W:Ioftenreadtwonewspapers,WashingtonPostandTheSun.Whataboutyou?

M:Iwillbuythenewspaperwhoseheadlinescatchmyeyesinthefrontpage.Doyoubuythetwonewspaperseveryday?

W:Yes,thatwayI’msurenottomissmyfavoritesections.Doesn’tthesizeofthedailypapersurpriseyou?

M:Yes,itcertainlydoes.Thenewspaperstaff—thereporters,writers,editors,andlinotypeoperators—mustbebusycontinuously.Theyneedalargecirculationtosupportsuchastaff,don’tthey?

W:I’msuretheydo.Ofcourse,muchofanewspaper’sincomecomesfromadvertisements.

M:That’strue.Youtrytoreadthewholepaper,don’tyou?

W:No.Ijustreadthepartsthatinterestme.Iglanceattheheadlines,butIreadthesportspageandthebusinesssectioncarefully.Doyoureadthose?

M:No,butIdoreadtheeditorialsandnewssection.YousawthearticleabouttheearthquakeinJapan,didn’tyou?

W:Yes.Thatwasaterribledisaster.Doyouthinknewspapersshouldprintstorieslikethat?

M:Certainlytheyshould!They’repartofthenewsofthedayandpeoplewanttoknowaboutthem.Don’tyouagree?

W:Yes,Isupposedisastersarenews,too.Itseemstomethatnewspaperswouldbemorepleasanttoreadifthehadalargesocietysectionandmorecomicstrips.Don’tyouliketoreadarticlesaboutcelebrationsandhappyevents?

M:Yes,Ienjoyreadingthem.Butsinceyoudon’tliketoreadunhappynews,whydoyousubscribetotwonewspapers?IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’treadanewspaperatall.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

19.Whatsortofnewspaperwillthemanbuy?

20.Whatsurprisesthespeakers?

21.Whichpartofthenewspaperdoesthewomanusuallyread?

22.Whydoesn’tthewomanenjoyreadingaboutdisastersinthedailynewspaper?

(Knock,knock…)

M:Comein.

W:Goodmorning,Mr.Brown.

M:Oh,comein,Mary.I’vebeenexpectingyou.Takeaseat.

W:Thanks.

M:Andwhatca